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Encyclopedia > Copeland (UK Parliament constituency)
Copeland constituency shown within
Cumbria, and that county within England

Copeland is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... map of Cumbria within England File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Cumbria is a administrative county located in the northwest area of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...

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Election results

General Election 2005: Copeland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jamie Reed 17,033 50.5 -1.3
Conservative Chris Whiteside 10.713 31.7 -5.8
Liberal Democrats Frank Hollowell 3,880 11.5 +0.8
UKIP Edward Caley-Knowles 735 2.2 +2.2
Independent Brian Earley 734 2.2 +2.2
English Democrats Party Alan Mossop 662 2.0 +2.0
Majority 6,320 18.7
Turnout 33,757 62.3 -2.6
Labour hold Swing -2.2
General Election 2001: Copeland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Cunningham 17,991 51.8 -6.4
Conservative Mike Graham 13,027 37.5 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Gayler 3,732 10.7 +1.5
Majority 4,964 14.3
Turnout 34,750 64.9 -11.4
Labour hold Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Jamie Reed is the newly elected Labour Member of Parliament for the UK constituency of Copeland, elected in the 2005 general election. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The English Democrats Party, previously the English National Party, is a political party in England, which seeks the establishment of a Parliament for England with at least the same powers as those granted to the Scottish Parliament. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Right Honourable John Anderson Jack Cunningham (born August 4, 1939) is a British Labour politician and member of Parliament for Copeland. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Politics and history of the constituency

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Copeland (UK Parliament constituency) at AllExperts (200 words)
Copeland is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
In 1983, the Copeland constituency was created; Jack Cunningham, who had previously been the member for Whitehaven, stood and won the seat.
The seat moves out of the district of Copeland and into Keswick for the first time, which was the main topic in public consultations regarding the changes.
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